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Planning and Building Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pb <br />Item # 13 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />April 7, 2026 <br />TOPIC: Approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreements <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Historic Property Preservation Agreements for the Properties Located at 1402 S. Birch <br />Street and 2424 N. Oakmont Avenue <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the attached Mills Act agreements <br />with the below -referenced property owners for the identified structures (Agreements No. <br />A-2026-XXX and No. A-2026-XXX). Includes determination that the proposed projects <br />are exempt from further review in accordance with the California Environmental Quality <br />Act as Categorical Exemption/Environmental Review Nos. 2025-114 and 2024-86 will be <br />filed for the project. <br />Table 1: Mills Act Agreements Approved by the Historic Resources Commission (HRC) <br />Property Owner <br />Historic Property <br />Preservation <br />Agreement No. <br />Address/House <br />Vote by HRC <br />Nicholas Steven <br />Timmons and Laura <br />Michelle Trudeau, <br />2025-12 <br />1402 S. Birch Street <br />7:0:0:1 (Commissioner <br />Husband and Wife as <br />Christy absent) <br />Community Property with <br />Right of Survivorship <br />Lance Uradomo and Tilly <br />Gurman, husband and <br />2424 N. Oakmont <br />7:0:0:1 (Commissioner <br />wife as community <br />2024-13 <br />Avenue <br />Christy absent) <br />property with right of <br />survivorship <br />GOVERNMENT CODE 484308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />On January 29, 2026, the Historic Resources Commission (HRC) recommended that the <br />City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the Mills Act agreements listed in <br />Table 1, above, with the identified property owners for historic structures in the City, <br />subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. This <br />